colourQ #87

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! I hope you all had a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend! We went to see the Seattle Mariners play the Yankees on Sunday, and had a great time!

Here's your groovy colourQ combo for this week:

And here's my card! I used Soft Suede ink for all of my stamping:

Supplies: stamps (image - Crafty Secrets Art Blooms, sentiment - Lawn Fawn), ink (Stampin' Up! Soft Suede), Copic markers, Stampin' Up! cardstock in Crushed Curry and Soft Suede, ribbon, Sizzix embossing folder.

With all of the bold colors in this week's combo, I wanted to give each one a chance to be seen without being overpowering. I like the way the Soft Suede ink and cardstock soften the overall look of the card.

Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's colourQ! 

For more inspiration, visit the rest of the colourQ Royal Court at the colourQ blog (where you can also link up your entry) or at their personal blogs (just click the links to the left under this week's colourQ)!

To be considered for colourQueen, make sure your entry is posted by Sunday, June 5 at noon Central time. Please focus on the challenge colors for your project, and be sure to link back to the colourQ in your blog post!

CPS #220

Hi! Thanks for stopping by to look at my entry for this week's CPS sketch challenge, which is sponsored by Gina K Designs! Here's sketch #220:

and here's my card! I used kimono and fan stamps from aMuse Art Stamps, and paper from Basic Grey's Sweet Threads collection!

Other supplies: (pink background paper - Basic Grey Curio collection, brown border strip - Crate Paper), Copic markers, adhesive pearls, brads, Tsukineko Graphite Black Brilliance ink, sentiment stamp (aMuse), gold gel pen (Sakura).

Thanks again for stopping by! 

This week's CPS sketch challenge runs until Saturday June 4 at 8pm Central Time. Check out the other entries and how the design team interpreted the sketch at the CPS blog!

Christmas Card Challenges #26

Hi! Thanks for stopping by to look at my entry for the latest Christmas Card Challenge! This week's featured elements are snowflakes!

So, I used some snowflake patterned paper by Imaginisce (from their recent Cottage Christmas collection) and "Sweet Treats Emily" from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps for my card!

Other supplies: typed sentiment, Fiskars border punch, Stampin' Up! cardstock in Soft Suede, Sizzix embossing folder, Tsukineko Graphite Black Brilliance ink,  Copic markers, Stickles, adhesive pearls.

Thanks again for stopping by! For more inspiration, or to link your entry, visit the Christmas Card Challenges blog!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #119

Thanks for stopping by for a closer look at my entry for Sweet Sunday Sketch #119!

Here's the fun sketch to play with for this week's challenge:

and here's my card! I rotated the sketch to the right.

Supplies: digital stamp (Some Odd Girl's "Ice Cream Tia"), typed sentiment, patterned paper (Echo Park Summer Days, ki Memories.) Copic markers, glitter brads, Spellbinders Lacey Circles die, Stampin' Up! Cardstock, corner rounder.

Thanks for stopping by! This week's SSSC runs until Friday, June 3 at 10PM Mountain Time.

Unscripted Sketches #108

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! 

I hope you're enjoying your Memorial Day holiday weekend! Scott & I are planning to go to a major league baseball game this weekend...it'll be the first one for me, and I'm so excited!

This week's sketch is a fun one to play with...it offers a lot of possibilities for fun cards and creations!

I rotated the sketch 90 degrees and also rotated the larger rectangle to make another mat/layer for my images. I added a cluster of buttons on top of the triangle and put my sentiment at the bottom.

Other supplies: paper (Memory Box - Brioche), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance in Graphite Black), Copic Markers, adhesive rhinestones, buttons, white gel pen.

The stamps I used are from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps (Sweet Treats Emily and Chef Oliver). Because the images are larger, I normally only use one per card, but they came out so cute, I couldn't pick one over the other! The sentiment comes in a set with the Chef Oliver stamp.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

If you need more Unscripted inspiration, visit the rest of the Design Team at the Unscripted Sketches blog or at their personal blogs: Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Monique, Regan, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, Steph, Susan, and Val!

When you're ready to share your entry, get it linked up at the Unscripted Sketches blog! Have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day weekend!

CPS #219

This is my 3rd post today...I spent most of the weekend working on cards for different challenges and getting a jump on my DT projects, so I had a lot of cards to photograph, watermark, and blog about! There are still some that I haven't done blog entries for, because they feature stamps that aren't released until next month!

Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by to look at my entry for this week's Card Positioning Systems (CPS) challenge, which is sponsored by Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! Here's the sketch (I rotated it 90 degrees for my card):

and here's my card!

Supplies: paper, dimensional flowers (Basic Grey - Origins collection), Liquid Applique, Stickles, Glossy Accents, Copic markers, ink (Tsukineko Brilliance in Graphite Black), stamp and sentiment (Relaxing Charlotte by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), ribbon.

Thanks again for stopping by! 

If you'd like to play along in this week's challenge, visit the CPS blog to get linked up! The challenge runs until Saturday, May 28 at 8pm CST!

Christmas Card Challenges #25

Hi and thanks for stopping by to look at my entry for Christmas Card Challenges #25!

I don't usually send out a lot of Christmas cards each year (only about 20 or so), but I thought that starting early would also motivate me to get my etsy store running in time for Christmas card shoppers!

This week's challenge is based on this photo:

I love decorated sugar cookies and have made them on several occasions for my monthly card making group (although they're never this fancy)! I drew my inspiration from the snowman, and the colors of the treats to create my card:

Supplies: stamp (Rin and Snowman  from Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), typed sentiment, paper (SEI and Pink Paislee), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance in Graphite Black), Copic markers, Liquid Applique, adhesive rhinestones, gold gel pen.

Thanks again for stopping by!

To check out the other entries for this challenge, or to enter your own card, visit the Christmas Card Challenges blog!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #118

Thanks for stopping by to look at my card for Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #118!

Here's the sketch:

and here's what I came up with! I've wanted to use these stamps for some time...I'm a sucker for food with faces! I colored these on Saturday night and thought they'd work great with the patterned paper and this sketch!

Supplies: stamps (My Cute Stamps - Sweet Kawaii set), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance in Graphite Black), Copic markers, Ranger Glossy Accents, ribbon, EK Success border punch, paper (My Mind's Eye Fly a Kite collection, scrap from ki Memories paper - orange,) SU! Kraft cardstock.

Thanks again for stopping by...

There's still time to enter this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge -- the deadline is this Friday at 10PM Mountain Time -- so get all the details (including links to what their DT created for this challenge) on the sweetest thing blog!

Unscripted Sketches #107

Happy Saturday and welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! In addition to our weekly sketch challenge, it's also time for the optional piggyback challenge! This week's piggyback is to use metal on your entry.

If you’re just finding Unscripted Sketches, every Saturday morning we post a sketch for the week. Flip the sketch, rotate it…make a card, a scrapbook page, or anything your imagination comes up with! There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re using the Unscripted Sketch as the inspiration and basis of your creation!

Here's Sketch 107...

and here's my card! My metal embellishments are the yellow button brad and the gold brad that's at the center of the large flower. Of course, all of our piggyback challenges are optional, whether or not you want to participate in them is up to you!

Supplies: stamp - image and sentiment (Shopping Emily - Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), buttons, metal brad, Copic markers, Stickles, twine, foam tape, patterned paper (Basic Grey's Hello Luscious collection)

This weekend, I'm getting together with a crafty friend of mine and I'm hoping to get lots of cards done! The weather's been so nice here (finally)! Wishing you lots of crafty fun this weekend!

For more Unscripted inspiration, don't forget to visit the rest of the US Design Team: Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, Jenny, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Monique, Regan, Rudlis, Sarah Kaye, Steph, Susan, and Val!

Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's Unscripted Sketch!

Cute Card Thursday #165: Let's Get Krafty!

I began coloring stamped images on kraft paper a few months ago, and it definitely produces a neat effect, especially if you use a white gel pen in your coloring. While surfing the Web, I came across the latest challenge at Cute Card Thursday, which is to color your main stamped or printed image on kraft cardstock!

Here's the card I made for the challenge! The stamps are from a Hero Arts cling set:

Supplies: paper (October Afternoon Fly A Kite, Sassafrass - yellow polka dot paper, misc. scrap of red polka dot paper),  buttons, lace, ink (Stampin' Up Soft Suede), Copic markers, foam tape, Spellbinders die, linen thread.

This week's challenge is sponsored by Some Odd Girl Digital Stamps, and the winner will receive their choice of three digis from the Some Odd Girl digi shop! 

If you'd like to play along with this challenge, visit Cute Card Thursday and link your entry! The challenge runs until 8pm GMT on Wednesday 25th May 2011.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Some Odd Girl Challenge: Make A Scene!

I love playing along with the challenges at Some Odd Girl Digital (and now several clear) Stamps! This week's challenge, which runs through May 31, is to create a scene on your entry!

For my card, I paired the ever-fantastic Dancin' Mae & Dancin' Kaylee:

I created the background windows with some paper from Basic Grey's Wander collection, and made a dance floor with some cardstock scraps. The disco ball is a punched circle with lots of rhinestones for extra sparkle! I typed the sentiment and colored both girls with Copics and a metallic gel pen. They also got some "pop" with foam tape!

Thanks for stopping by! 

If you're inspired to create a scene for this challenge, check out the Some Odd Girl Digital Stamps blog and see how their Odd Girls rocked this challenge!

CPS 218

Thanks for stopping by to look at my entry for this week's Card Positioning Systems (CPS) sketch challenge! Here's the sketch for this week...sponsored by Lawn Fawn Stamps!

Here's my card! I used paper from Jillibean Soup's "Atomic Soup" collection and a strip of paper from Basic Grey's "Wander" collection.

Other supplies: robot stamp (DeNami Design Rubber Stamps), typed sentiment, Copic Markers, glitter gel pen, Glossy Accents, journal card (Jillibean Soup), mini brads (Tim Holtz)

I didn't have matching atomic symbols, so I drew them in a graphic design program and added re-colored adhesive rhinestones to the centers.

 If you'd like to play along with this week's CPS challenge, visit the blog for all the details!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Sweet Sunday Sketch #117

I think this is the first time I've entered a Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, but it definitely won't be the last! The sketch this week was so tempting, I had to try it...

My card is slightly different than what I usually make...it measures 3.5" x 5.5" and uses a stamp from Whiff of Joy's Medieval Collection, "Warrior Battling Charlie":

I didn't like the way his shield came out when I first colored it, so I stamped another, colored it and used foam squares to place it on top of the other one. I also used Glossy Accents on his armor, sword and shield.

Instead of putting another element in the place where the branch is on the original sketch, I typed the sentiment and glued it on the contrasting paper strip.

Thanks for stopping by!

You can see the other entries for this challenge (or link yours) at "The Sweetest Thing" blog!

 

colourQ #85

Happy Tuesday and welcome back for another colourQ challenge! Here are this week's colors:

This week's color combo is so very far out of my usual palette, but I took on the challenge and kept my card simple!

All of the Stampin' Up! cardstocks I used are in the challenge colors, and the buttons are from my stash. I used twine to "sew" the buttons and a Sizzix embossing folder. The sentiment is from My Little Shoebox.

Still looking for more inspiration with this week's challenge colors? You're in luck! The rest of the colourQ Royal Court have some phenomenally gorgeous examples to show you!

You can see their creations by visiting the colourQ blog (where you can also link up your entry for this week's challenge) or by visiting their blogs using the links to the left under this week's challenge colors!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's colourQ!

Moxie Fab World's Chevron Chic Challenge!

One of the latest challenges at the Moxie Fab World blog is to incorporate chevron stripes into your papercrafting projects! Here's an example of some fabric that's definitely chevron chic, and was one of the inspiration examples for this challenge:

Here's my card!

Supplies: paper (My Mind's Eye), tiny screwhead brads (Tim Holtz), font (Punch Label via the Internet), colorbox cat's eye ink for edging, metal washer, twine, craft knife, cardstock.

Instead of cutting letters out of the patterned paper, I hand-cut the letters into the paper and saved the middles to put back in. First, I printed the letters on paper, used temporary adhesive, then used a craft knife to cut the letters out. I adhered some white cardstock behind the patterned paper, then finished the card with coordinating accents.

I typed the sentiment, printed it and added Glossy Accents to make it look more like label tape.

So now that you've seen the card I'm entering for the "Chevron Chic Challenge" in the Moxie Fab World, there's still time for you to be inspired and play along, too!

This challenge runs until midnight EDT on Monday, May 30! So check out more inspiring examples of chevron chic trendiness at the Moxie Fab World blog and get your creation linked up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Unscripted Sketches #106

Welcome back for another Unscripted Sketches challenge! (If you're looking for the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps entry, click here or scroll down to the next entry!)

Here's our sketch for this week...I loved playing with this one, and I know you will too!

Here's my card:

Supplies: paper (Echo Park, My Mind's Eye, Cosmo Cricket - various scraps), stamp (Surfing Oliver by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), ink (Tsukineko Brilliance - Graphite Black), markers (Copic), Glossy Accents, Stickles, typed sentiment.

Don't forget to visit the rest of the Unscripted Sketches Team for more crafty inspiration: Arielle, Becky, CherylAnn, Debbie, Gardenia, KathyJo, Linda, Loes, Mary, Monique, Regan, Rudlis, SarahKaye, Steph, Susan, Suzanne (you're here!), and Val!

Thanks for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you'll create with this week's Unscripted Sketch! I'm meeting up with some of my craft group friends at a stamp show...should be lots of fun!

Sparkle Creations Sneak Peek #2 - Relaxing Charlotte!

Happy Saturday! I'm pleased to bring you a peek at the second new release this month at Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps! Yesterday, we previewed "Shopping Emily"...she's also debuting in the store today!
And now, I'd like to introduce you to the divine "Relaxing Charlotte"!

(I used Liquid Applique to give the tub bubbles an extra "pop"!) The sentiment is also included when you buy this stamp!

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Shopping Emily. Sparkle will be giving away a Relaxing Charlotte to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Charlotte post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Alice Wertz
Danni Bindel, May Guest Designer
Kim Yu
Peggy Toole, Sponsorship Coordinator
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft
Suzanne Bier, Newsletter

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If you haven't signed up for the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps monthly newsletter, what are you waiting for? It's the place to get all the latest scoop about upcoming releases, special sales, exclusive coupons and more!

This month, we're featuring Chloe and have a special sale in her honor! You can sign up for the newsletter on the Sparkle Creations blog!

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave your comments on each of the SCRS designers' blogs for a chance to win Relaxing Charlotte!

Sparkle Creations Sneak Peek - Shopping Emily!

Happy Friday! I'm so glad Blogger is back up so I can join in the fun of showing you a peek of one of the new stamps Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps is releasing on Saturday!
Our first peek is Shopping Emily! She'll be available in the store on Saturday along with the other new release!

Here's my card (the sentiment is included with the stamp!):

Be sure to visit all rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Shopping Emily. Sparkle will be giving away a Shopping Emily to one lucky person! For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (list below). Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Emily post. You have until midnight EST each day to comment. The lucky winner will be announced the following day!

Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Store
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Blog
Alice Wertz
Danni Bindel, May Guest Designer
Kim Yu
Peggy Toole, Sponsorship Coordinator
Shaela Odd
Simonne Clay
Sparkle Smith
Stephanie Kraft
Suzanne Bier, Newsletter

If you haven't signed up for the Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps monthly newsletter, what are you waiting for? It's the place to get all the latest scoop about upcoming releases, special sales, exclusive coupons and more!

This month, we're featuring Chloe and have a special sale in her honor! You can sign up for the newsletter on the Sparkle Creations blog!

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the next peek!